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The outgoing vice president will attend president-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to a report from the Washington Post that was later confirmed by other outlets. Meanwhile, the New York Times is among those saying that Pence and President Trump have not spoken since Wednesday morning.
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Federal authorities took Jacob Anthony Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli, of Arizona, into custody on Saturday and have charged him with “knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds,” according to the Justice Department.
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned from her position on Thursday amid the aftermath of the violent riots at the U.S. Capital.
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A judge in Baghdad issued an arrest warrant for President Donald Trump for his involvement in the Washington-ordered drone strike that resulted in the assassinations of both Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
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Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler in the first Senate runoff election, according to projections by Associated Press, ABC News and NBC News. The other Senate race between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican David Perdue has not yet been called.
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All eyes are on a runoff election that has Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock squaring off against Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, determining which party controls the chamber. President-elect Joe Biden and Donald Trump are expected to arrive in Georgia by Monday evening while Vice President Mike Pence will deliver remarks.
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In a recorded hour-long phone call, President Trump told Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger that he wanted to “find 11,780 votes” in his favor to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state. The Washington Post also reported that Trump appeared to threaten Raffensperger, saying that his refusal to comply with Trump’s demands would be “a big risk.”
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The House voted 216-209 to reinstate Pelosi as the speaker of the US House of Representatives. Five Democrats chose not to support her with two voting for lawmakers who were not running, while three others voted “present.”
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New York State surpassed one million cases of coronavirus on Saturday. According to the New York State Health department, 15,074 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on Friday. The 15,074 new cases of COVID-19 brought the total number in New York State to 1,005,785.
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“What we witness is a pendulum: a swing to the left and a swing to the right. I think in the immediate future we are going to be swinging left,” said Greg Brown (66). The teacher and politico, as he appropriately calls himself, had just finished up with his classes for the day. He was now answering my questions on where exactly this country is headed, a feat too great for the voter data on Census.gov.
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